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Tissue Paper Eggs

An acrylic coating will turn your toddler's tissue-paper Easter egg into a shiny work of art.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Toddler's Busy Book

Tissue Paper Eggs


Materials
  • Colored tissue paper
  • White craft glue
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Clear acrylic spray (optional)
Directions
  1. Tear colored tissue paper into small pieces.
  2. Dilute white craft glue with a few drops of water.
  3. Have your child spread glue on the hard-boiled egg with his fingers.
  4. After he has washed his hands, show him how to gently press pieces of tissue paper onto the egg.
  5. Cover with a light coating of glue or spray with clear acrylic spray.

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